Is Canada Even Real?: How A Nation Built On Hobos, Beavers, Weirdos, And Hip Hop Convinced The World To Beliebe

Synopsis

Is Canada Even Real? Is A Funny Nostalgia Trip For Canadians And Those Poor, Tobboganless Souls Outside Our Maple-scented Borders. This Book Handily Stitches Together A Fresh National Identity Based On Canada's True Modern Icons. It's A Fun History Lesson, And A Quirky Ode To A Quirky Land.-- Provided By Publisher. Hobos: Which Haunting Hobo Myths Are Real And Which Are Imagined? -- Beavers: What's True And What's A Dam Lie? -- Hip Hop: Are Any Of These Scenarios Legit? -- Weirdos: These Were Actually Canadian Prime Ministers? -- Mascots: Which Of These Creations Were Brought To Fruition? 1. The Littlest Hobo: Our German Shephard Guardian Angel Tv Star -- 2. Sol: The Hobo Clown Of Parlez-moi/your Nightmares -- 3. Wilf Carter: Maritime Cowboy And Hobo Balladeer -- 4. Hobo With A Shotgun: Vigilante Hobo Canuxploitation A-go-go -- 5. The Beaver Hour: Cancon Quota Gets A Ghetto Slot -- 6. Hinterland Who's Who: Cool Flute Tune But Beaver Questions Remain -- 7. Cucumber: Moose + Beaver + Tree House = Zero Cukes -- 8. The Beaver: Tittering Pervs Force Mag's Name Change -- 9. Electric Circus: Let's Spandex-dance On Tv -- 10. Maestro Fresh-wes: The Backbone Of Canadian Hip Hop -- 11. Snow: All The Informer Info That's Fit To Print -- 12. Wheelchair Jimmy: Starting From Degrassi, Now He's Drizzy -- 13. Sir John A. Macdonald: Founder Of The Go Home, Dad, You're Drunk Meme -- 14. William Lyon Mackenzie King: Inspired Spiritualist, Big, Big Fan Of Dogs -- 15. Stephen Harper: Hockey Fan, Murdoch Mysteries Star -- 16. Justin Trudeau: #hair -- 17. Hidy And Howdy: Twin Rodeo Polar Bears -- 18. Peter Puck: The Itchy & Scratchy Of Hockey -- 19. Youppil: The Ultimate Free Agent -- 20. Bonhomme: Super A-lister Snowman. J.c. Villamere. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.